Padma Bhushan Ramanujam Varatharaja Perumal, one of TeamIndus' senior scientific advisors and a member of its Yoda Council, reminisces about the days he worked with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, whose 85th birt...

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NEW DELHI -- On the 84th birth anniversary of former President Abdul Kalam, a nonprofit organisation has hit upon an unique idea to pay tribute to the late 'Missile Man of India' through handwritten p...

Mahesh Sharma, the increasingly controversial culture minister who has been speaking about "cultural pollution" and the need to root out western influence from Indian culture and thought, has now plai...

NEW DELHI—One of Delhi's most elite addresses, Aurangzeb Road, will now be called the APJ Abdul Kalam Road. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to rename it in honour of the former Pre...

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NEW DELHI — Less than a week after former President Abdul Kalam’s body was laid to rest, his close associates are already fighting for control over his social media accounts. On Wednesday, Kalam's off...

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I do not recall when I first met late Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. One early encounter was when I saw him stand outside Prime Minister I.K. Gujral's room, waiting to get some files signed. Gujral later told me these were delayed promotion cases of some of his scientists, so he had brought them personally to cut through red tape. But I knew him well for at least 20 years and was among the so many touched by his kindness and warmth. I am listing my six most interesting memories of him.

I've often wondered about a particular phenomenon that almost always happens when someone passes away - the RIPs, the outpouring of positive sentiments and praise for the departed individual. What makes us all participate in this exercise? As I read through all the eulogies and reminiscences of Dr Abdul Kalam after his passing, this thought comes to the fore again.

NEW DELHI— In the social media deluge of tweets, poems and art work, to honour late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a piece of art by Delhi-based artist, Sameer Hazari, has managed to provoke. Hazari s...

Thousands gathered to bid farewell to the People's President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who was buried with full state honours at a public ground in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram town, this afternoon. Prime Minis...

Thousands thronged the coastal town of Rameswaram in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday for one last glimpse of former President A P J Abdul Kalam. The 'People's President' was laid to rest...

Today, Google's homepage displays a black ribbon that marks a special homage to President Kalam, or 'missile man' as he was often referred to for his leadership role in Indian defence technology. Kala...

NEW DELHI -- Mortal remains of former President APJ Abdul Kalam were today flown to his hometown Rameswaram from New Delhi in a special aircraft, as people in the national capital bid an emotional adi...

NEW DELHI—In a sign of a thaw in relations between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Centre, the Delhi government on Tuesday removed hoardings criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from several areas in...

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was not the best engineer India has ever produced. Nor was he the most erudite of its 13 presidents. But he was undoubtedly the most-loved person to have ever occupied Rashtrapati Bhavan and his would probably be the first name mentioned (in error) if the man on the street was asked to list pre-eminent Indian scientists.

NEW DELHI -- In a touching tribute to late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the 96-year-old Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, who is wheelchair-bound, stood up to pay his last respects to the former In...

Political leaders cutting across party lines fondly remembered former President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were am...

He became a star in 1972, first as chief of the Satellite Launch Vehicle Project (SLV-3) and later on as its project director... He had a habit of shooting pointed questions to anyone who crossed his path, because of which I too had to take care to be up-to-date on every aspect of my work. You didn't want to be caught unawares when he ran into you at the staircase!

On Monday Twitter and Facebook was flooded with posts from users reminscing about former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam who passed away at the age of 83 in Shillong after a cardiac arrest during a l...

He will be known with many epitaphs-- among them-- “Missile Man” and “People’s President”. Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam died in Shillong on Monday evening of a suspected cardiac arrest. H...

Draped in the national flag, the body of former president APJ Abdul Kalam will be flown to Delhi this morning from Guwahati, Assam in a special Air Force plane. Kalam died yesterday after collapsing w...

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From a space scientist to a Bharat Ratna awardee and eventually India's 11th President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam led an illustrious life. He was loved by politicians across the party divide and was the fir...

Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam died in Shillong on Monday evening of a suspected cardiac arrest. He collapsed during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management and was rushed to Bethan...

In what has turned out to be a major embarrassment for the BJP-led Jharkhand government, the state education minister Neera Yadav was spotted paying shraddhanjali - floral tributes to former President...

Actor-comedian Vir Das got "upset" when his standup comedy show here was disrupted by police after an unknown person filed a complaint against him as he attempted to spoof former president of India, A...